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PelicanCorp welcomes new Sales Director to the EMEA region

We are pleased to announce Jan-Willem Nijman has joined the PelicanCorp team in the role of Sales Director for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. In an exciting venture to further the PelicanCorp global expansion, Jan-Willem will assume overall responsibility for managing the EMEA market and developing the offering to suit the emerging market needs.

Jan-Willem joins the business with more than 30 years of sales and channel management experience within several vertical industry segments, such as Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), Process Industry and Infrastructure. He most recently held the role of Vice President Industry Netherlands at Schneider Electric. Before Schneider, Jan-Willem worked for Citect responsible for the European Business.

“As the only global One Call provider, PelicanCorp is excited to be focused on the EMEA emerging markets space and take our international experience further. PelicanCorp continues to grow with an excellent reputation for delivering great software and services and are experience a very positive reception internationally, challenging the traditional ideas within the industry” said Duane Rodgers, CEO PelicanCorp.

Jan-Willem, native to Netherlands, who now calls Amsterdam home, added “EMEA holds an enormous opportunity in the protection for underground assets and infrastructure. The beforeUdig Service offer with solid references around the globe can be leveraged by Telecom, Utility owners and community Government authorities in Europe. This will protect their assets against damage due to excavation whilst optimising their operations at the same time".

“We welcome Jan-Willem to the PelicanCorp team and look forward to his insight and industry knowledge across the damage prevention space in EMEA” said Duane.

About PelicanCorpPelicanCorp is a niche provider of software and services to Utilities, Asset owners and to the Before You Dig industry specifically for the 'Protection of Essential Infrastructure'.